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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
National Workshop to deliberate over ‘Vision for an effective, speedier and hassle free Consumer Dispute Redressal’
Presidents and Members of National and State Commissions to participate
The Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is conducting a National Workshop on ‘Vision for an effective, speedier and hassle free Consumer Dispute Redressal’with President and Members of the National Commission, Presidents and Members of the State Commissions and Presidents of selected District Commissions along with Principal Secretaries of the States on 20th June, 2022 at New Delhi.
Hon’ble Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Textiles and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal will inaugurate the workshop.
The purpose of the Workshop is to discuss and deliberate on effective and speedy consumer disputes redressal. The Workshop aims at understanding core issues faced by various consumer commissions across the country in the process of disposal of consumer disputes and address these concerns with the support of legal provisions and technology.
The key issues to be discussed in the Workshop are: Status of vacancies & pending cases in the State and District Commissions and prescribing a framework for effective and speedy redressal consumer grievances.Status of e-filing in State and District Commissions and suggestions for making e-filing preferred option for the consumers for grievance redressal.Status of Mediation in State and District Commissions and suggestions for putting in place an effective mechanism for mediation as prescribed in Consumer Protection Act 2019. Status of infrastructure in State and District Commissions and suggestions for improving the same.
The key issues shall be deliberated by way of panel discussions and representatives from various State Commissions, State Governments and District Commissions will put forth their challenges, views and suggestions in achieving the holistic goal of effective and speedy consumer dispute redressal.
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Hon’ble Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Hon’ble Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Rural Development and Mr. Justice R. K. Agrawal, Hon’ble President, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission will also grace the occasion and address the participants.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID19 Vaccination-Day 48
More than 1.77 Cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered
10.93 lakh vaccine doses given till 7pm today
The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 1.77 Crore today.
The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on 16th Jan 2021 and vaccination of the Frontline Workers  started from 2nd Feb 2021.The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 1st March 2021 for those who are over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.
A total of 1,77,11,287 vaccine doses have beengiven, as per the provisional report till 7 pm today.
These include 68,38,077HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 30,82,942HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 60,22,136 FLWs , 54,177 FLWs , 14,95,016 beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 2,18,939beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific co-morbidities.
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Total 10,93,954 vaccine doses were given till 7 pm today, the forty-eighth day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 8,34,141beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 2,59,813 HCWs and FLWsreceived 2nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives due to an accident in Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to an accident in Chengalpattu district of Tamilnadu.
The Prime Minister Office tweeted;
"Pained by the loss of lives due to an accident in Chengalpattu. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon: PM @narendramodi"
Ministry of Electronics & IT
“Dalit empowerment through CSCs” – a workshop on birth anniversary of Baba Saheb Ambedkar
Commemorating 127th birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, MeiTY has decided to conduct a 10-day activity drive to implement the vision and mission of Baba Saheb Ambedkar at grass-root level with the help of Village Level Entrepreneurs  operating the Common Service Centre’s .The event will start with a one day workshop “Dalit Empowerment through CSCs” in Patna to be inaugurated by Hon’ble Union Minister for Electronics & IT and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad.
The day-long workshop that will be attended by 200 VLEs and certified candidates under the PMGDISHA scheme, will showcase the impact and progress made by the CSC VLEs in delivering e-governance services and digital empowerment schemes among the Dalit and marginalized communities in Bihar, through the Common Services Centres . During the 10 day activity programme CSC and VLEs will be distributing sanitary napkin among women, organize free health camps, create awareness on use of toilets among SC/ST community and registration of all Scheduled caste / Tribe candidates under PMGDISHA etc.
Currently, there are 2.92 lakh CSCs spread across the country, reaching out to 2.15 lakh Gram panchayats. Nearly 52,000 Women VLE’s are operating a CSC out of which 30,000 are from SC/ST communities. VLE’s have been championing empowerment of community members through various initiatives of Common Services Centers like digital literacy, skill development, telemedicine, LED Bulb manufacturing unit, etc.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM to address the inaugural session of 82nd All India Presiding Officers’ Conference on 17 November
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the inaugural session of 82nd All India Presiding Officers’ Conference on 17 November, 2021 at 10 AM via video conferencing.
The All India Presiding Officers’ Conference , the apex body of the Legislatures in India, is celebrating its hundred years in 2021. To commemorate the centennial year of AIPOC, the 82nd edition of the All India Presiding Officers’ Conference will be held in Shimla on 17-18 November 2021. The first Conference was also held in Shimla in 1921.
Speaker Lok Sabha, Chief Minister Himachal Pradesh and Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha will be present on the occasion.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Rare footage of Mahatma Gandhi to be screened at NFDC- National Film Archive of India
PUNE, 30th SEPTEMBER : The National Film Development Corporation-National Film Archive of India, Pune, showcases the rare archival footage of Mahatma Gandhi by screening “Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869-1948” , a biography that uses footage, newspaper articles, photographs and Gandhi’s own writings. A high definition version of the biography has been digitized by the Films Division. This screening will be held along with A. K. Chettiar’s “Mahatma Gandhi- 20th Century Prophet”  and Motwane Production’s “Mahatma The Immortal” which have been digitized by the NFDC-National Film Archive of India under the National Film Heritage Mission, funded by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
This event would transcend Punekars back in time as they use actual footage from over 100 years ago. This is a rare golden opportunity for students across Pune to learn about the history of pre-independence India in the form of documentaries. Spending Gandhi Jayanti at the archive would be fruitful to students and history enthusiasts alike.
The screenings are non-commercial and on a first-come, first-served basis. They will be held at the main theater of the NFDC-National Film Archive of India, Law College Road, Pune, on Monday, October 2nd, from 10:30 a.m. onwards.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Bureau of Indian Standards organizes a webinar on ‘Make in India – Playing Safe with Toys’ to celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav’
Speakers explained role of Design and Play in Cognitive Value of Toys in developing Learning Skills of various age group of children
Safety Aspects of Toys and Testing of Toys was also discussed
Standardisation activities of toys by BIS along with significance of regulation in Toy sector was discussed
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of it’s people, culture and achievements.
Bureau of Indian Standards  is also taking part in Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav @ 75 by the way of organizing seminars/webinars on various subjects.
In this series of seminars/webinars, Bureau of Indian Standards has organized a webinar on ‘Make in India – Playing Safe with Toys’ on 23 November 2021.
The webinar was attended by Toy manufacturers, Industry Associations like FICCI, TAITMA, TAI etc., Institutes like NID, Witty International School, CSIR-IITR, Testing Laboratories including TUV, IRMRA, SGS and others.
The speakers explained about role of Design and Play in developing Toys, Cognitive Value of Toys in developing Learning skills of various age group of children, Safety Aspects of Toys and also Testing of Toys.
The webinar also included discussions on Standardisation activities of toys by BIS, importance of Regulation in the Toys Sector, Scope for Export of Make in India Toys and recent advancements/ innovations in the field of Toys Industries.
Special Service and Features
Pension Adalat on January 24th
A Pension Adalat for the pensioners who have retired from the Income Tax Offices in Thiruvananthapuram will be conducted on 24th January 2024  from 10.30 am to 01.00 noon at the Conference Hall of Income Tax Office, Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram. Those who wish to participate in the Adalat should contact directly or by post or via e-mail before 18th January 2023.
Address to which complaints are to be send is :
The Zonal Accounts Officer, CBDT
4ft Floor, Vasantham Towers,
Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram-69 5 003
E-mail : trivzaocbdt.2011@yahoo.com
Phone :0471-2439688
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
97.14 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
16,862 new cases in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.07%; Highest since March 2020
19,391 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,33,82,100
Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.60%; Lowest since March 2020
India's Active caseload stands at 2,03,678; lowest in 216 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 112 days
Daily positivity rate  less than 3% for last 46 days
58.88 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Union Jal Shakti Minister To Chair Regional Conference With 11 States/UTs At Jaipur On 8th April, 2022
Regional Conference To Review The Progress & Way Forward Under Jal Jeevan Mission & Swachh Bharat Mission - Grameen
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The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will be chairing a Regional Conference with 8 States and 3 UTs at Jaipur on 8th April, 2022 to review the progress achieved and way forward under Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen. 8 States and 3 UTs are participating in the Regional Conference i.e. Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Daman & Diu and Dadar & Nagar Haveli. The meeting will be attended in person by 10 Ministers from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra and Punjab along with senior officers from rural water supply and sanitation department.
Through the conference, National Jal Jeevan Mission aims to share the learnings drawn, understand the challenges faced and find possible solutions to overcome various challenges. The progress made by each State/ UT under both the flagship programmes will be discussed to fast-track various planned activities as well as to draw the way forward. Secretary, Department of Drinking water & Sanitation, Additional Secretary & Mission Director  will interact with senior officers from the participating States.
The deliberations on Jal Jeevan Mission will cover aspects related to quality of work, pace of implementation, software activities such as training, skilling, capacity building programmes, water quality monitoring and surveillance, use of technology, etc. While the forenoon sessions will be on discussion with States about the review of the mission works as well as the issues being faced on the ground, the second half will be for technical discussions by subject matter experts on important aspects of quality of works, grey water management, source sustainability measures, etc.
Following Prime Minister’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas aur Sabka Prayas”, 107 districts, 70 thousand Gram Panchayats and 1.46 lakh villages have become ‘Har Ghar Jal’ in the country. Three States – Goa, Telangana and Haryana and three UTs – A&N Islands, D&N Haveli & Daman & Diu and Puducherry have provided 100% tap water coverage. As reported by States/ UTs, in the last two and half years, 6.15 Crore rural households have been given tap water connection and as on 06.04.2022 about 9.39 Crore  households are having tap water connections. So far, more than 8.55 lakh  schools and 8.82 lakh  anganwadi centres are getting potable piped water supply.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
217.11 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
15,85,343 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 46,342
Active cases stand at 0.10%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.71%
5,291 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,39,78,271
5,443 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
89.27 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,39,062 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Release of First District Good Governance Index for 20 Districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah tomorrow
Jammu & Kashmir will become the first Union Territory in the country to have Good Governance Index.
A major Step towards Administrative Reform in Benchmarking Good Governance at District Level
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and Shri Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir will also address the event
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah will release the District Good Governance Index for 20 Districts of UT of Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow organized jointly by Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances , GOI and Jammu & Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration & Rural Development in association with the Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad.
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Shri Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir will also address the event.
The District Good Governance Index of Jammu and Kashmir was prepared by DARPG in collaboration with Government of Jammu and Kashmir in pursuance of the announcements made in the “Behtar e-Hukumat – Kashmir Aelamia” resolution adopted on July 2, 2021 in the Regional Conference on Replication of Good Governance Practices held at Srinagar. The exercise on formulation of District Good Governance Index was set in motion in July, 2021 which has now been completed and Jammu & Kashmir will become the first Union Territory in the country to have Good Governance Index.
The District Good Governance Index of Government of Jammu and Kashmir represents a major administrative reform in benchmarking good governance at District level and a significant step for timely collation and publication of statistics at State/ District level. The District Good Governance Index is a milestone and it is expected that it will provide a robust framework for evidence based assessment of the performance of all the districts in Jammu & Kashmir.
The Chief Secretary Government of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Arun Kumar Mehta and Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary DARPG, Government of India will also be addressing the event. The event will be attended by Senior Officials of Government of Jammu and Kashmir, District Collectors and Chief Planning Officers of Districts. Secretaries of Planning and Secretaries of Administrative Reforms of all State/ UT governments and District Collectors of non-election bound States have also been invited to participate in the event by video conferencing.
During the occasion, a presentation on formulation of District Good Governance Index will be made by Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad. This will be followed by district presentations by selected 12 District Development Commissioners, who will be showcasing achievements of various sectors. Thereafter a panel discussion will be held on DGGI- A Way Forward for futuristic 2.0 version of DGGI for measuring and benchmarking performance and improvement of Districts in future as well.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves Introduction of National Research Foundation Bill, 2023 in Parliament to strengthen research eco-system in the country
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the introduction of the National Research Foundation  Bill, 2023 in the Parliament. The approved Bill will pave the way to establish NRF that will seed, grow and promote Research and Development  and foster a culture of research and innovation throughout India’s universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&D laboratories.
The bill, after approval in the Parliament, will establish NRF, an apex body to provide high-level strategic direction of scientific research in the country as per recommendations of the National Education Policy , at a total estimated cost of Rs. 50,000 crore during five years .
The Department of Science and Technology  will be the administrative Department of NRF which will be governed by a Governing Board consisting of eminent researchers and professionals across disciplines. Since the scope of the NRF is wide-ranging – impacting all ministries - the Prime Minister will be the ex-officio President of the Board and the Union Minister of Science & Technology & Union Minister of Education will be the ex-officio Vice-Presidents. NRF’s functioning will be governed by an Executive Council chaired by the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
NRF will forge collaborations among the industry, academia, and government departments and research institutions, and create an interface mechanism for participation and contribution of industries and State governments in addition to the scientific and line ministries. It will focus on creating a policy framework and putting in place regulatory processes that can encourage collaboration and increased spending by the industry on R&D.
The bill will also repeal the Science and Engineering Research Board  established by an act of Parliament in 2008 and subsume it into NRF which has an expanded mandate and covers activities over and above the activities of SERB.
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of ‘6.18% GS 2024’, Auction for Sale  of ‘GoI Floating Rate Bond 2031’, Auction for Sale  of ‘7.69% GS 2043’, and Auction for Sale  of ‘7.72% GS 2049’
The Government of India has announced the Sale  of  ‘6.18 per cent Government Stock, 2024’ for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘GoI Floating Rate Bonds, 2031’ for a notified amount of Rs 6,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘7.69 per cent Government Stock, 2043’ for a notified amount of Rs 2,000 crore  through price based auction, and  ‘7.72 per cent Government Stock, 2049’ for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore  through price based auction. Subject to the limit of Rs 16,000 crore, being total notified amount, GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 1,000 crore each against any one or more of the above securities. The auctions will be conducted using multiple price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on November 29, 2019 .
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the stocks will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on November 29, 2019. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon and the competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and
12.30 p.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on November 29, 2019  and payment by successful bidders will be on December 02, 2019 .
The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Finance
Government rolls out facility of filing of NIL GST Return through SMS
In a significant move towards taxpayer facilitation, the Government has today onwards allowed filing of NIL GST monthly return in FORM GSTR-3B through SMS. This would substantially improve ease of GST compliance for over 22 lakh registered taxpayers who had to otherwise log into their account on the common portal and then file their returns every month. Now, these taxpayers with NIL liability need not log on to the GST Portal and may file their NIL returns through a SMS.
2. For this purpose, the functionality of filing Nil FORM GSTR-3B through SMS has been made available on the GSTN portal with immediate effect. The status of the returns so filed can be tracked on the GST Portal by logging in to GSTIN account and navigating to Services>Returns>Track Return Status. The procedure to file Nil returns by SMS is as follows: -
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Ex. NIL 3B 09XXXXXXXXXXXZC 052020
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123456 is the CODE for Nil filing of GSTR3B for09XXXXXXXXXXXZC for period 052020. Code validity 30 min.
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Confirming Nil Filing
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Ex. CNF 3B 123456
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Your, 09XXXXXXXXXXXZC, GSTR3B for 052020 is filed successfully and acknowledged vide ARN is AA070219000384. Please use this ARN to track the status of your return.
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To file NIL return of GSTIN for Mar 2020: NIL 3B 07CQZCD1111I4Z7 032020 To confirm Nil filing: CNF 3B CODE More details www.gst.gov.in
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